There are basically two kinds of hand-made doll babies used in hoodoo -- those that are personalized by attaching things to the outside and those that are hand-stuffed. Things applied to the outside of a doll include a photograph or the hair of the target glued onto the head of the doll or a figural candle that represents the person.
Scorpion fish have several adaptations that suit a great adaptor to the ocean. The scorpion fish lives most on reefs and rocks. It adapts itself to look like rocks as a protection device against predators. Its stays mostly on the bottom of the ocean so that it won't use its energy swimming around.
Meerkats are immune to scorpion venom, and they can withstand up to six times the snake venom that would kill a rabbit. As adaptations to their sandy habitat, meerkats can close their ears to keep the sand out and have a nictitating membrane (third eyelid) to protect their eyes.The meerkat on sentinel duty is constantly vocalizing to the rest of the group.The sentinel also uses alarm calls to alert the group of imminent danger; there is a unique alarm call for each type of predator (bird, snake or another group of meerkats).s adaptations to their sandy habitat, meerkats can close their ears to keep the sand out and have a nictitating membrane (third eyelid) to protect their eyes. The meerkat on sentinel duty is constantly vocalizing to the rest of the group.